Time-lapse of Campus North Residential Commons Construction

A time-lapse taken from May 23, 2014 to Sept. 6, 2016 shows the construction of the University of Chicago's Campus North Residential Commons, designed by Studio Gang Architects. The facility will house roughly 800 undergraduates and is designed around the University's distinctive College House system.

Eckhardt Research Center to foster precision science and engineering

The new William Eckhardt Research Center at the University of Chicago will host a broad spectrum of 21st-century science, from investigation of the deepest cosmic mysteries to manipulations of matter on the scale of atoms and molecules.

William Eckhardt Research Center: Physics of light

A time-lapse of the University of Chicago's William Eckhardt Research Center designed by HOK Architects. The video highlights the ephemeral and actual aspects of the glass wall of the building and how it reacts to light through one day. The building houses offices, conference rooms and laboratories for the Division of Physical Sciences and the Institute of Molecular Engineering. The specific Physical Science units include Astronomy & Astrophysics and the Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics. The building also houses the Pritzker Nanofabrication Cleanroom Facility.

Wendy Doniger on the University of Chicago’s Architectural “Neighborhoods”

Wendy Doniger, Mircea Eliade Distinguished Service Professor of the History of Religions, discusses how different architectural styles coexist and complement one another on campus. Among these architecturally diverse buildings is the Divinity School, where her office, made famous by the film Proof, has become known as one of the most beautiful on campus.

A twinkling tour at twilight with College Dean John W. Boyer, AM'69, PhD'75

Campus in the late fall, just after sunset, made the perfect backdrop to create a flashlight tour of campus. College Dean John W. Boyer, AM'69, PhD'75, narrates, sharing a brief history or story about each stop.

Inside the Mansueto Library

An in-depth look at how the University of Chicago's Joe and Rika Mansueto Library uses automatic storage and retrieval systems to organize and distribute materials from the 3.5 million volumes housed below the glass dome.

Joe and Rika Mansueto Library

The Grey City Transformed

Steve Wiesenthal, Associate Vice President and University Architect at the University of Chicago, moderated a panel discussion featuring architects and designers Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, Ann Beha, and Jamie Carpenter. The Architecture and Design Society sponsored the event, which was held at the Art Institute of Chicago on May 24, 2012.

Steve Wiesenthal on the Campus's Architectural Legacy

Steve Wiesenthal, Associate Vice President and University Architect at the University of Chicago, discusses the campus's evolution from the 1890s to now, emphasizing its shift from architectural insularity to transparency and openness with a new generation of glass structures.

Planning a Vibrant University Campus

Philip Enquist, Partner in Charge of Urban Design and Planning at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, explains generational layering on the University of Chicago campus and its function in fostering vibrancy, activity, and a higher quality of life through architecture and design.

Blue Balliett on the Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House

Rockefeller Chapel fosters sense of community

Rockefeller Memorial Chapel serves as a vital spiritual, ceremonial, and artistic home for the University of Chicago and community. Elizabeth Davenport, Dean of Rockefeller Chapel, discusses the unique culture of the chapel.

UChicago Announces New Home for Center in Hong Kong

The University of Chicago announces the Francis and Rose Yuen Center in Hong Kong supported by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust and University Trustee Francis Tin Fan Yuen, AB’75, and his wife, Rose Wai Man Lee Yuen. The Center, which is scheduled to open in 2018 at an historic heritage site, will house the University of Chicago Booth School of Business Executive MBA Program Asia, provide space and support for study abroad programs, and facilitate academic exchanges with regional partner institutions. A grant from the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust will support the Hong Kong Jockey Club Programme on Social Innovation, the Hong Kong Jockey Club Heritage Preservation Project and the Hong Kong Jockey Club Chicago Booth Academic Complex.

South Campus Chiller and West Campus Combined Utility Plants

Internationally recognized and award-winning architect Helmut Jahn explains blending the aesthetics of machinery and outdoor space in his cutting-edge West and South Utility Plants design for the University of Chicago.